Kez Ashcroft

Appearance: Keziah “Kez” Ashcroft is a female anthropomorphic ferret who is 32 years old and stands at 4’7”. Her curvy body is covered in short soft brown fur. While her belly and crotch is covered in short soft white fur. Her arms are covered in short soft brown fur. Her hands are also covered in short soft brown fur with long sharp white claws that are painted pink on her fingertips. Her legs are also covered in short soft brown fur. Her feet are also covered in short soft brown fur with long white claws on the tips of her toes that are painted pink. Her face is often in a confident smile that makes her brown eyes shine. She has medium length hair spiked up in a mohawk that is dyed dark pink. Her face is covered in short soft white fur with a matching ferret muzzle with a pink nose on the end. She has brown markings around her eyes. On top of her head she has round ferret ears, the outside is covered in brown fur while the inside has pink skin. She has huge D-cup breasts covered in silky soft short brown fur with sensitive pink nipples. She also has a tight pink vagina surrounded by the velvety soft white fur of her crotch. She has a large round ass covered in velvety soft short brown fur with a tight pink anus. She has a long ferret tail covered in short soft brown fur. She is wearing a black corset that goes from her chest to belly. She is wearing black nylon arm and leg warmers. Around her writs she is wearing black leather bracelets with steel studs. She is also wearing black leather garters around her thighs with steel studs. Around her chest she is wearing a leather harness with steel studs and a matching collar around her neck. On her feet she is wearing long black leather ankle high platform boots.

Personality: Kez Ashcroft is empathetic to her core, the sort of person who will stop mid-errand if she senses someone needs to be heard. She has a warm but slightly rough-edged charisma, the kind that makes her equally comfortable sharing a pint with strangers in a dingy pub or giving a rousing speech in a community hall. Despite her short stature, she projects an air of toughness, bolstered by the wiry energy of someone who refuses to be underestimated. Kez is a talker—chatty, engaging, and always curious about other people’s stories—yet she isn’t afraid to lace her words with sarcasm or a sharp bite when her temper flares. Her anger can make her reckless, often leading to vivid threats that she blurts out in the heat of the moment, though she rarely follows through. Her resilience and adaptability are the result of growing up in a region where struggle was expected, and survival meant both grit and humor. She thrives in chaos, feeds off risk, and has a stubborn streak of overconfidence, which often pushes her into conflicts she can’t always finish. Still, for all her flaws, she’s fiercely loyal and has a deep sense of justice—especially for those who can’t speak for themselves.

Backstory: Keziah “Kez” Ashcroft was born in the shadow of England’s industrial belt, outside of Manchester in the UK in the town of Rivington. She grew up in a working-class family in a small house where pipes rattled in the winter and damp crept into the walls. Her father, a wiry ferret who worked odd construction jobs, taught her how to keep her hands busy and her humor sharper than any insult thrown her way. Her mother, an otter with a soft singing voice, instilled in her the importance of kindness and tradition she made sure Kez knew the family’s stories, the recipes passed down, and the meaning of community. From an early age, Kez loved to run wild in street in front of the tightly packed row houses that surrounded the ruins of the old mill. The discarded things in the alleyways became the treasures of the stories. Her friends and peers staged mock wars, painting their faces with coal dust and claiming territories among the graffiti covered walls. These adventures taught her courage, improvisation, and how to command a group, traits she carried into adulthood. Other times she accompanied her parents walking down the high street when they went shopping learning valuable social and life skills through watching them. At school, she showed an aptitude for social studies particularly British history. She also had an interest in local history which was fostered by the stories her parents told her. She was also in girl guides and did a lot of charity work this gave her parents a rest from her rowdiness and endless questions after longs days at work. While in school Kez discovered two things: a knack for speaking her mind with no filter. Teachers often sent her out of class for “talking back,” but she defended herself fiercely, arguing that asking questions wasn’t the same as disrespect. Her stubborn streak set her apart, and while it sometimes cost her friends, it also made her an early leader. As she grew up she eventually went to high school where she continued her skills in social studies. She was fascinated by the Industrial Revolution and how it changed the Northern England. Inspired by some of the great minds of the revolution she took an elective in metal working. As soon as she was old enough, she worked weekends as a cashier to help her parents, and while money was always tight, she never let herself feel small for it. While in school she learned the history of the village and how it was relatively poor until the coal mines opened during the Industrial Revolution. But after the World Wars industrialisation has spread across all of Europe. This led to people in southern and eastern workers doing the same jobs for lower wages and local workers struggled to compete. This caused industry and mining to struggle and people began to leave the north. To compensate for this the post-World War 2 the social-democratic government subsidised or nationalized the failing companies so people could have a living wage and work. At the same times she was doing her studies she also started to hear other students begin to take interest in male students romantically. She also followed suit but she also found that her eyes wandered to females as well. This began when she was working one day and a female customer came in and when she tried to go through all the usual lines all of them got caught in her throat and her face got hot. She played it off but for the rest of her shift she was confused by her reaction. She went about her day, a few weeks later she went to a café after work and found the same girl working as a barista their and when she placed her order she found her number and name on the receipt. They did meet and experiment but they kept this in secrete. This confirmed her bisexuality. Kez’s late teens and early twenties were marked by a struggle between survival and rebellion. She got into punk music (her favorite was The Jam and Ian Dury and the Blockheads) and dressing more alternatively, It was here she sharpened her style: spiked collars, patched jackets, and a wild mane of dyed hair. She eventually settle on cutting her hair into a mohawk and dyeing it pink. She also got together with her friends and spend the nights drinking beer and exploring the abandoned factory and mines near the town. She also attended various underground punk concerts. Through that she joined various activist and mutual aid groups. Kez became active in social causes, protesting against housing evictions, labor exploitation, and environmental neglect. She was arrested more than once, not for violence, but for chaining herself to construction equipment or refusing to disperse. These moments only deepened her resolve. Yet, activism also wore on her, especially when victories felt fleeting. She developed a habit of pouring herself into temporary highs: late-night drinking, casual hookups, and adrenaline-fueled stunts—to counter the constant grind of resistance. Her circle of friends kept her grounded, though not always in healthy ways. Stitch encouraged chaos, Saskia offered both fun and distraction, Mara tried to keep her focused, and Niall gave her direction when she felt lost. Their friendship half banter, half challenge—gave her a sense of thrill she craved, but also stirred up questions about how much of her rebellion was genuine and how much of it was an escape. After finishing school, she continued working saving money to go to trade school. She eventually made the money and subsidised it with a bank loan to train as a welder. She was drawn to the sense of shaping something solid out of scraps. it was a metaphor for her life: taking broken, things and fusing them into something stronger. On her time off she visited the town’s modest museum and found out what was the start of the problems of the north: The miner’s strikes, faltering heavy industry and inflation in the 1970s. In response trade unions demanded the government give them more money that the government didn’t have. At the same time she heard while talking with people how during the 1980s Margrette Thatcher destroyed the north she raised doubt in government investments in companies saying that it was too burdensome on the taxpayer. She encouraged privatisation which destroyed the struggling companies. She eventually totally closed the mines not gradually but all at once. This destroyed centuries of tradition hollowing the north as people fled the country or to the south. At the same times she called the miners of the north greedy and a burden blaming them for the failing economy. This hollowed northern cities by shutting down their industry that the towns were built around. This led to poverty being higher in the north than the south. This caused family fragility, poor health, bad housing and infrastructure and stagnate wages that she saw around her on a daily basis. While working as an apprentice welder she drifted between jobs across the industrial outskirts of Manchester, repairing fences, working in workshops, and sometimes taking dangerous under-the-table gigs just to make ends meet. Her relationship with the lady from the café sadly turned into a long-distance relationship as her family moved to the south to get work. This was a trend in the village due to the lack of investment in the northern towns despite politicians promises. This led to many of her classmates dropping out of school to support their family or due to them moving south. Around her the politics and conditions of the north worsened too. Around the poor infrastructure and decaying industries was many migrants. This was due to the Migrant Crisis in Europe. This led to a spike of Xenophobia which eventually led to the village voting for Brexit in a hope that the populous politicians would stop the imaginary waves of immigrants. Who they said would never integrate into British culture due to their Muslim roots. This was despite the traditional voting of the city being for the Labour Party who was the old champions of government ownership and workers rights. This had changed but many of their old policies stood. Another thing she did as she was growing up she got into BDSM. She got into this as a way to have control of others the same way that society had control of her and the north. She often went to a BDSM club in Manchester. This long trip she did occasionally but she always relishes the trip as a way to break more norms. This was another step in her rebellious phase. Now in her early thirties, Kez is still fighting, still welding, still laughing loud in the face of systems that try to break her. When she isn’t at work she is often advocating for investment and support of the north. She does this with activist and mutual aid groups supporting families. She does this to stop what they call the second Harrying of the North, referencing the genocide that William the Conqueror did to break the back of the Anglo-Saxons. Through this she met Philo Rokos a Greek immigrant who advocates for the recent migrants from the Middle East.

Friends: Mara Holloway (Human, 34): A quiet, studious woman who works in local archives. Mara tempers Kez’s recklessness with calm reasoning, often reminding her of the long-term consequences of her decisions. Kez sees Mara as a moral compass, and despite teasing her for being “too bookish,” she values Mara’s honesty above almost anyone else’s. Ewan “Stitch” MacReady (Anthro Rat, 29): A wiry rat with a background in street art and graffiti. Stitch is fiercely loyal, chaotic, and the first to leap into trouble alongside Kez. He’s her partner-in-crime in both activism and late-night antics, and the two share a sibling-like bond built on years of getting into scraps and laughing their way out. Saskia Venn (Anthro Fox, 31): Saskia is bold, flirtatious, and runs a small underground venue in Manchester where punk bands perform. She and Kez bonded over music and their shared bisexuality, often swapping stories of disastrous relationships over pints. Saskia pushes Kez to be more daring in her personal life, and sometimes to her detriment, encourages her wilder impulses. Niall Green (Human, 36): A former miner turned union organizer. Niall acts as an older-brother figure, always reminding Kez of the bigger picture in their activism. His stoic demeanor hides a deep affection for Kez, and though he doesn’t always approve of her risk-taking, he respects her drive and considers her one of his closest comrades.

Romantic & Sexual Tendencies: Kez is openly bisexual, embracing desire without apology. She is drawn to confidence, wit, and those who can match her fire without trying to control it. She admits that she falls harder for people who feel “untouchable,” seeing them as challenges worth chasing. Her romantic life has been a patchwork of passionate flings, a few longer entanglements, and plenty of half-remembered nights blurred by music and adrenaline. While she sometimes jokes that she’s “allergic to commitment,” deep down she longs for someone who sees past her bravado. In intimacy, she is playful and adventurous, unafraid to explore both softness and intensity. She enjoys dynamics that blur the line between control and surrender, seeing them as a reflection of trust more than dominance. With partners, she values emotional honesty as much as physical chemistry if she feels someone is pretending or holding back, her interest evaporates. Though she hides it well, she secretly fears that her intensity might burn people out before they can truly love her.

Motivations: Kez is driven by a desire to prove that people like her—working-class, scrappy, rough around the edges—are capable of shaping their own destiny. She wants to leave behind more than just echoes of laughter and broken bottles; she wants to build spaces, movements, and communities that last. Her core belief is that no one should be invisible, no matter their background, and she fights tirelessly against systems that treat people as disposable. At the same time, her motivations are tangled with personal struggles. Kez battles with an underlying fear of being forgotten, of leaving no mark in a world that often erases voices like hers. This fear sometimes pushes her into reckless actions, as if daring the world to notice her. She is beginning to question whether her rebellion is only a reaction to oppression, or if it’s also a way of running from her own vulnerability.

Hobbies: Collecting and restoring discarded metal scraps into functional art pieces. Urban exploring abandoned mills and documenting graffiti with her old Polaroid camera. Writing zines filled with sharp political commentary mixed with raw poetry. Tending a small rooftop garden where she grows herbs, finding unexpected peace in nurturing life.

Quirks: Has a habit of pacing when thinking, tapping her claws against metal surfaces absentmindedly. Collects broken lighters, claiming each one tells a story. Swears constantly, but not always in anger, often mixing them with slang. Can’t resist climbing things—fences, scaffolding, fire escapes—even when it’s completely unnecessary. Hums old folk songs her mother taught her whenever she welds, believing it helps her focus.